10 to Midnight 1983   R, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis, Geoffrey Lewis, Wilford Brimley, Robert F. Lyons, Bert Williams, Ola Ray, Kelly Preston
Kicked off the force for planting evidence, Leo Kessler (Charles Bronson) has personal reasons (his own daughter) for continuing his pursuit of the psychopathic killer. Very violent. 1 User Review
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| | GOOD | ramsay 04/05/2009 | | |
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Absence of Malice 1981  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Wilford Brimley, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer, John Harkins
If you're looking for a good story, this is it. Over-eager news reporting and its victimization of innocents are exposed as a young reporter (Sally Field) has not yet learned the power of the press to harm as well as help. Tragedy results when pressure is put on an innocent warehouse owner (Paul Newman). Newman received an Oscar nomination (Best Actor) as did Melinda Dillon (Best Supporting Actress).
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Act of Vengeance 1986   TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Mackenzie
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, Hoyt Axton, Ellen Barkin, Keanu Reeves, Robert Schenkkan, Maury Chaykin, Caroline Kava, Alan North
This is the story of Jock Yablonski (Charles Bronson), a United Mine Workers official who challenged Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley) and then was murdered along with his family. Originally made for cable. 1 User Review
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| | VERY EXCITING MOVIE | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | JUST ONE OF MI FAVORITE ACTOR |
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The China Syndrome 1979 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, James Karen
A television news crew is doing a piece on the local nuclear power plant when an emergency occurs. Later, power plant personnel and newsmen disagree about what had occurred.
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Cocoon 1985  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Tahnee Welch, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon
Ron Howard's fun and well-made film concerns aliens retrieving "friends" stored undersea for 10,000 years and then placing them in an abandoned pool. They encounter old folks from a retirement home who have discovered that the cocoons have incredible restorative powers. The "old folks" are terrific, especially Don Ameche who won an Oscar for his performance.
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Cocoon: The Return 1988 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Jack Gilford, Gwen Verdon, Courteney Cox, Tahnee Welch
At the end of "Cocoon," a group of retirees leaves with the aliens because the prospect of growing old and infirm terrifies them. Now, the rejuvenated retirees return to Florida for a visit, and each couple must decide whether to stay or go back with the "friends." Not as good as the previous film, but entertaining.
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The Electric Horseman 1979 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Valerie Perrine, Nicolas Coster, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley, Will Hare, James Sikking
Sonny Steele (Robert Redford) is a has-been rodeo star who promotes cereal for the large corporation: Ampco. When he discovers that the corporation is abusing a beloved horse, he rescues the horse in Las Vegas and heads for the desert. Television reporter Hallie Martin (Jane Fonda) follows the horse and Sonny looking for a story and falls for Sonny.
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End of the Line 1988  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jay Russell
Cast: Wilford Brimley, Levon Helm, Mary Steenburgen, Barbara Barrie, Bob Balaban, Kevin Bacon, Holly Hunter, Clint Howard, Trey Wilson, Bruce McGill
Protesting the closing of a train yard, railroaders Will Haney (Wilford Brimley) and Leo Pickett (Levon Helm) steal a train engine and head for Chicago where they confront railroad owners.
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Eternity 1989  R, 125 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Paul
Cast: Jon Voight, Armand Assante, Wilford Brimley, Eileen Davidson, Kaye Ballard, Lainie Kazan, Steven Keats, Eugene Roche, John P. Ryan, Steven Paul
Reincarnation is the theme of this film dealing with a man (Jon Voight) who awakens from a dream and finds himself confronted with an allegorical world in the present in which he runs into modern-day characters from his dream.
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Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 1985 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
Cast: Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Wilford Brimley, Sian Phillips, Carel Struycken, Niki Botelho, Paul Gleason, Eric Walker, Tony Cox, Marianne Horine
The furry creatures originally from the "Star Wars" series are back for a second film. Marauders led by a bad witch attack the Ewok village, and Cindel is the only survivor of the Towani family that crashed on Endor in the first film. She and EwokWicket escape but the other Ewoks are captured. With the help of a hermit, who had also crashed on Endor, they fight back.
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The Firm 1993 R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, Terry Kinney, Wilford Brimley, Ed Harris, David Strathairn, Gary Busey, Steven Hill, Tobin Bell, Barbara Garrick, Jerry Hardin, Paul Calderon
Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) moves his schoolteacher wife Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn) to Memphis after his graduation from Harvard Law School. His choice of the prestigious, but small, law firm in Memphis turns out to be an unwise choice as Mitch begins to suspect that the firm is involved in murder and the mob. Based on John Grisham's novel.
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Hard Target 1993  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Vosloo, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Wilford Brimley, Kasi Lemmons, Ted Raimi, Robert Apisa, Chuck Pfarrer, Mike Leinert, Douglas Forsythe Rye, Lenore Banks, Eliott Keener
Natasha (Yancy Butler) is looking for her homeless, war-veteran father (Chuck Pfarrer) in New Orleans and hires Chance Boudreaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) to help in her search. They find her father dead, and the trail leads to Randal Poe (Elliott Keener) who, in turn, works for wealthy Emil Fouchon (Lance Henriksen) who manages a game offering rich clients the chance to hunt down homeless veterans. After their discovery, Chance and Natasha find themselves the targets in the game. 1 User Review
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| | Good action, and Van Damme shows his martial arts skills | Anonymous 09/17/2007 | | |
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The Hotel New Hampshire 1984 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Rob Lowe, Nastassja Kinski, Amanda Plummer, Lisa Banes, Joely Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Wilford Brimley, Matthew Modine, Paul McCrane, Seth Green, Wally Aspell, Timothy Webber, Jonelle Allen
A wacky family is in the hotel business but disaster after disaster keeps happening to these souls who are accidents waiting to happen.
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In & Out 1997 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Wilford Brimley, Bob Newhart, Tom Selleck, Glenn Close, J. Smith-Cameron, Gregory Jbara, Shalom Harlow, Shawn Hatosy, Zak Orth, Lauren Ambrose, Alexandra Holden
During an award ceremony, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is publicly thanked by Hollywood star Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) for the inspiration behind his portrayal of a gay man. This, of course, initiates major problems between Howard and his fiancee Emily (Joan Cusack), and she has real problems continuing with their wedding plans. Cusack received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress.
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Jackals 1986 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: American Justice
Director: Gary Grillo
Cast: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Wilford Brimley, Jack Lucarelli, Jeannie Wilson, Rosanna DeSoto, Roman Cisneros, David Steen, Danelle Hand, Randy Hall, Del Zamora
LA cop Joe Case (Jack Lucarelli) visits his former partner Dave Buchanon (Jameson Parker) in an Arizona border town and witnesses a murder. The killer is Jake Wheeler (Gerald McRaney) who happens to be a deputy working for Sheriff Mitchell (Wilford Brimley). Joe reports the murder, but no one appears to believe him. When Dave realizes that corruption is the name of the game in his department and that illegal immigrants are being victimized, he and Joe join forces only to discover that the police scandal and the usual dirty politics are only a few of the obstacles with which they must deal.
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My Fellow Americans 1996 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Lauren Bacall, Sela Ward, Everett McGill, Bradley Whitford, James Rebhorn
President William Haney (Dan Aykroyd) evades charges of his own involvement in a kickback scandal and finds his escape–he lays the blame on two former chief executives who directly preceded him as President. Ex-Presidents Russell P. Kramer (Jack Lemmon) and Matt Douglas (James Garner) are political enemies who become objects of Haney's assassination plot and join forces to survive. This film has a silly script but provides amusing political satire.
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 The Natural 1984 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth, Joe Don Baker, Darren McGavin, John Finnegan, Alan Judge, Paul Sullivan Jr., Robert Rich III, Michael Madsen
Nineteen-year-old farm boy Roy Hobbs (Paul Sullivan Jr.) arrives on the baseball scene with his homemade bat "Wonderboy." He is ready to try out for the Chicago Cubs when his dreams hit a snag. A mysterious woman, Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey), shoots him with a silver bullet forcing Roy to drop out of baseball. Now, 15 years later, Roy (Robert Redford) is back in baseball as a 35-year-old rookie with the New York Knights where he becomes the star player attracting fans AND women, including sultry siren Memo Paris (Kim Basinger) and his high-school girlfriend Iris Gaines (Glenn Close). It is an old-fashioned story of good triumphing over evil. The climax of Roy's home-run hit is a classic. The film received four Oscar nominations, including Glenn Close for Best Supporting Actress.
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985   PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, George Coe, Kate Mulgrew, J.A. Preston, Charles Cioffi, Michael Pataki, Jon Polito, Cosie Costa
The major problem with this flick is that the story never really gets started. One saving grace is Joel Grey as an Asian martial arts expert, but even Joel Grey fans will have trouble enjoying this film too much. By the way, Fred Ward is a NYC cop who gets involved with a group to avenge all that they think is wrong with the world. 1 User Review
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| | I liked it | scottc911 06/15/2007 | | A querky movie that is enjoyable to watch with that element of fantasy and comedy that makes it easy on the eye. An enjoyable film. |
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The Stone Boy 1984 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Cain
Cast: Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Glenn Close, Wilford Brimley, Jason Presson, Dean Cain, Mary Ellen Trainor, Gail Youngs, Linda Hamilton, Susan Rinell
When Montana farm boy Arnold Hellerman (Jason Presson) accidentally kills his brother (Dean Cain), his family flies into emotional turmoil. Arnold leaves home, stays in Reno for awhile, and later returns home to work out family problems. 1 User Review
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| | Powerful | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | powerful and moving story of a family being torn apart by the tragic death of a son. Great acting in this moving drama. Wonderful cinematography for the 80's. Set in Montana...beautiful scenery (including one of the extras...a real knockout!) |
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Summer of the Monkeys 1998 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier, Katie Stuart, Don Francks, Andre Therein, B.J. McLellan, Kim Schraner, Danny Mulvihill
Jay Berry Lee (Corey Sevier) dreams of buying a pony and works in his grandfather's (Wilford Brimley) general store to make money in the early 1900s. It will take a long time at his current earnings, but when chimps from a circus train escape after an accident, and a reward is offered, Jay Berry sets out to capture the chimps and get the reward. The chimps prove to be elusive, mischievous foes and his parents (Michael Ontkean and Leslie Hope) disapprove of Jay Berry's attempts to catch the chimps. Lots of lessons are learned by Jay Berry as he tries to earn the reward.
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Tender Mercies 1983 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, Lenny von Dohlen, Paul Gleason, Norman Bennett, Allan Hubbard, Michael Crabtree, Glen Fleming, Andrew Scott Hollon, Rick Murray, Stephen Funchess, James Aaron
Robert Duvall won the Oscar for his portrayal of Mac Sledge, a has-been country singer, who hits bottom in a drunken stupor in a Texas motel. To earn payment for the room, he agrees to work for the motel manager Rosa Lee (Tess Harper). Mac and Rosa fall in love and marry, and Mac becomes a father to Rosa's young son, Sonny (Allan Hubbard). When the opportunity appears for Mac to make a comeback as a singer, he must decide between family and career. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture and Director.
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The Thing 1982 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Mazur, Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan, Keith David, Peter Maloney, Thomas G. Waites, Joel Polis, Norbert Weisser, Larry J. Franco, Nate Irwin
In this remake of the 1951 film, an American scientific expedition, whose 12 members include MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Copper (Richard Dysart) goes to Antarctica and finds a spaceship embedded in the ice. Strange occurrences begin, and it is soon evident that the expedition is in deep trouble when The Thing appears, and it becomes evident that The Thing can mutate into anyone that it kills. Lots of gory special effects.
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Thompson's Last Run 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Wilford Brimley, Kathleen York, Guy Boyd, Royce Wallace, Susan Tyrrell, Daniel McDonald, Benji Gregory, Jerry Biggs, Johnny Brink
Childhood friends meet again when one, a convict, is transported to prison by the other, a lawman. The oft-told story works okay due to the good interaction of the stars.
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Tough Enough 1983  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Pam Grier, Warren Oates, Bruce McGill, Wilford Brimley, Fran Ryan, Christopher Norris, Terra Perry, Big John Hamilton, Steve Ward
Art Long (Dennis Quaid) wants to be a Country-Western singer but just can't make it in that field. He then enters the world of amateur boxing and does well in the "Tough Man" competition. Hoping to make ends meet at home, Art now dedicates himself to boxing. His wife Caroline (Carlene Watkins) and parents (Wilford Brimley and Fran Ryan) support him, and his manager (Warren Oates) promotes Art all the way to the nationals. Along the way, Art makes friends with P.T. Coolidge (Stan Shaw) and Myra (Pam Grier), but enemies abound in the ring.
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Where the Red Fern Grows, Part 2 1992 G, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jim McCullough Sr.
Cast: Doug McKeon, Wilford Brimley, Chad McQueen, Lisa Whelchel, Adam Faraizl, Jesse Turner, Karen Carlson, Maggie McCullough
Young Billy Coleman (Doug McKeon) has grown up and returns home after serving in World War II. Grandpa Will (Wilford Brimley) gives Billy two new hunting dogs, and, once again, Billy and his dogs bond leaving Billy a lot wiser.
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| 1. 10 to Midnight (1983)
2. Absence of Malice (1981)
3. Act of Vengeance (1986)
4. Billy the Kid (1989)
aka: Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
5. Borderline (1980)
6. The China Syndrome (1979)
7. Cocoon (1985)
8. Cocoon: The Return (1988)
9. Country (1984)
10. The Electric Horseman (1979)
11. End of the Line (1988)
12. Eternity (1989)
13. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
14. The Firm (1993)
15. Hard Target (1993)
16. Harry and Son (1984)
17. High Road to China (1983)
18. The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
19. In & Out (1997)
20. Jackals (1986)
aka: American Justice
21. My Fellow Americans (1996)
22. The Natural (1984)
23. The Oregon Trail (1976)
24. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
25. The Stone Boy (1984)
26. Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
27. Tender Mercies (1983)
28. The Thing (1982)
29. Thompson's Last Run (1986)
30. Tough Enough (1983)
31. Where the Red Fern Grows, Part 2 (1992)
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